William Douglas "Big Dog" Mills
July 21, 1946 ~ December 17, 2021
William Douglas Mills (AKA Big Dog) was the most amazing father, grandfather, brother, friend, coworker, and pontoon captain. He left this world on December 17, 2021 at age 75.
Doug was born July 21, 1946 in Fort Worth Texas to Dorothy Gene Pfannstiel. He grew up in Vienna, VA with his brother, John Timothy Mills, and sister, Virginia Mills Caputo. After graduating from James Madison High School in Vienna, VA he proudly fought for our country as a United States Marine during the Vietnam War. He returned to VA and married his ex-wife, Gail Marie Roberts. Over the years his family grew from two to four. His two sons, Jason and Jeremy Mills made the family complete. As the boys grew up, they kept Doug on his toes and a smile on his face. Doug was an involved father who coached his sons’ baseball teams and was always there to support them in the other sports they competed in.
After working 20+ years in the Local 10 Elevator Union he decided to retire. However, Doug wasn’t quite ready to hang up his hat. He went on to inspect elevators for another 20+ years. He also opened Hogs Breath BBQ restaurant to try his hand at the BBQ business.
Doug spent a lot of time at his Lake Anna property fishing, swimming, cruising the lake on his pontoon, using his beloved leaf blower, spending time with friends/family, and enjoying a margarita (or two…or three). Doug was a die-hard Redskins fan who frequented the American Legion Post 180 with his buddies and was known to sing a phenomenal rendition of “Tequila” at karaoke.
Loved ones that will miss Doug until they meet again are his son and daughter in-law Jason and Megan Mills; his son and daughter in law Jeremy and Sheena Mills; his grandchildren Caden Mills, Kylie Mills, Tyler Mills, and Abbey Mills; his longtime devoted friend Margaret (Dian) Neary; and his dog Rocky.
The man, the myth, the legend.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to:
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
PO Box #91891
Washington, DC 20090
www.nationalmssociety.org
Doug was born July 21, 1946 in Fort Worth Texas to Dorothy Gene Pfannstiel. He grew up in Vienna, VA with his brother, John Timothy Mills, and sister, Virginia Mills Caputo. After graduating from James Madison High School in Vienna, VA he proudly fought for our country as a United States Marine during the Vietnam War. He returned to VA and married his ex-wife, Gail Marie Roberts. Over the years his family grew from two to four. His two sons, Jason and Jeremy Mills made the family complete. As the boys grew up, they kept Doug on his toes and a smile on his face. Doug was an involved father who coached his sons’ baseball teams and was always there to support them in the other sports they competed in.
After working 20+ years in the Local 10 Elevator Union he decided to retire. However, Doug wasn’t quite ready to hang up his hat. He went on to inspect elevators for another 20+ years. He also opened Hogs Breath BBQ restaurant to try his hand at the BBQ business.
Doug spent a lot of time at his Lake Anna property fishing, swimming, cruising the lake on his pontoon, using his beloved leaf blower, spending time with friends/family, and enjoying a margarita (or two…or three). Doug was a die-hard Redskins fan who frequented the American Legion Post 180 with his buddies and was known to sing a phenomenal rendition of “Tequila” at karaoke.
Loved ones that will miss Doug until they meet again are his son and daughter in-law Jason and Megan Mills; his son and daughter in law Jeremy and Sheena Mills; his grandchildren Caden Mills, Kylie Mills, Tyler Mills, and Abbey Mills; his longtime devoted friend Margaret (Dian) Neary; and his dog Rocky.
The man, the myth, the legend.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to:
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
PO Box #91891
Washington, DC 20090
www.nationalmssociety.org
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I would like to send my deepest sympathy to all of Doug’s family and friends. I will always cherish my friendship with him. There was always lots of stories about Rocky and his times at Lake Anna. Doug was a great person to work with and I will miss him dearly.
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